Brisbane garage-surf quartet, Concrete Surfers, opened the year in
explosive fashion releasing the title track from their sophomore EP, My Life
On Repeat. With the EP now in hand, we’ve finally been given answers to
lingering questions like – ‘just how far can a guitar fret be pushed?’, and
‘which factors have made this the band’s best release to date?’ Having first
formed in 2014, Jovie, Jamie, Trent and Sean’s debut came in the shape of a
surf-rock inspired EP entitled No More. Their consistency and
astoundingly energetic live performances have led to well deserved opening
spots for bands like The Gooch Palms, Royal Blood, and Ocean Alley and they
deliver this same magic on their latest record My Life On Repeat.
Taking select influences from bands like Nirvana and The Strokes, the EP comes
with some shaking highs and relatable lows that are carried throughout the
riff-centric journey in perfect balance. The winding experience is opened with Tired
and Tipsy, which displays their working formula to the max. A growling fuzz
from a potent bassline is effortlessly combined with infectiously catchy riffs
that layer underneath the often intense vocals by Jovie. Thumping, high-tempo
drums bring the whole of this sound together and lets shine some truly epic
guitar solos delivered by Sean. Though this amalgamation clearly sets out the
band’s formula, how they execute and deliver each song differently really shows
their aptitude for versatility.
Where you can listen to songs like My Life On Repeat and draw a succinctly Hockey Dad vibe from it, you can also hear Miscommunication which has melodies that sounds like something out of The Strokes playbook. After numerous listens you are bound to continue finding more to love, which will keep you coming back to the six track EP again and again.
You can witness this absolute whirlwind on wheels that is Concrete Surfers’ My Life On Repeat EP at their launch this Saturday, 6 April at Blackbear Lodge. All event info available HERE.
MY LIFE ON REPEAT – CONCRETE SURFERS
This review of Concrete Surfers’ EP My Life On Repeat first appeared on Phoenix Radio’s Emerge program, hosted by Calen Le Couteur and Russell Thompson. Follow Emerge and tune in on Monday nights 7-9PM HERE.
